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The elementary school I went to in France would finish at 4:30pm, and most busy days in middle school at 5pm. Did you go to some private school? In elementary
by vmarsy 10y ago
The elementary school I went to in France would finish at 4:30pm, and most busy days in middle school at 5pm. Did you go to some private school?
In elementary school there's the long playground times, one in the morning, one big at lunch, and one in the afternoon. Kids have plenty of time to play soccer.
In middle school the Wednesdays afternoon are always free, you have time do extracurricular activities there: soccer, swimming, tennis, music, whatever. There was time to do those things in elementary school, I don't remember exactly when.
There was a special extra hours until 6 for those who want to, but basically at the end of those you'd be completely done with your homework.
- rtpg 10y agoOh, yeah, forgot about Wednesdays. Like you said, it's a good opportunity for sports and whatnot. I also had the half days on Wednesdays but basically my classes always ended between 5 and 6PM (This was High School). There are the recesses in between, but it was like 20 minute breaks. I could sit and read, but usually ended up just chatting with friends. A nice break but kinda felt forced for me. I would have much rather taken most of that time and gotten out of school earlier and go to a friend's house or something... The schoolwork thing is a good point, I don't remember having much schoolwork for home in France compared to the US. There were books to read or things to study but I had math homework every day in the US. I think the big thing I dislike about the French system is the lack of many elective courses (apart from art, latin, or something like an extra foreign language). Felt like I had a lot more choice in the US (at least in my well-funded school). On the other hand, the French system isn't just multiple choice questions...